VE-Cadherin-Independent Cancer Cell Incorporation into the Vascular Endothelium Precedes Transmigration

Susan M. Hamilla; Kimberly M. Stroka; Helim Aranda-Espinoza

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0109748

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VE-Cadherin-Independent Cancer Cell Incorporation into the Vascular Endothelium Precedes Transmigration

Susan M. Hamilla ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Susan M. Hamilla, Kimberly M. Stroka

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Kimberly M. Stroka ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Susan M. Hamilla, Kimberly M. Stroka

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Helim Aranda-Espinoza

* E-mail: helim@umd.edu

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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VE-Cadherin-Independent Cancer Cell Incorporation into the Vascular Endothelium Precedes Transmigration

Susan M. Hamilla,
Kimberly M. Stroka,
Helim Aranda-Espinoza

Published: October 2, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109748

About the Authors

Susan M. Hamilla

Contributed equally to this work with: Susan M. Hamilla, Kimberly M. Stroka

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Kimberly M. Stroka

Contributed equally to this work with: Susan M. Hamilla, Kimberly M. Stroka

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Helim Aranda-Espinoza

* E-mail: helim@umd.edu

Affiliation Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KMS HAE. Performed the experiments: KMS SMH. Analyzed the data: KMS SMH. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KMS HAE. Wrote the paper: KMS SMH HAE.

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